Sorry , if this topic is created at the wrong thread.Does anyone know which number plate like WJA is from which year ? I would like to know the year of number plate at Terengganu that is 'TM'Which year is TM ? Does JPA have the list for the car plate year at their website ? Thank you

Peninsular MalaysiaVehicle license plates used in Peninsular Malaysia start with a letter of the alphabet. They do not use a checksum digit, unlike number plates from Singapore. Vehicles registered in the various states begin with specific letters as follows:

A: Perak B: Selangor, including plates registered in Kuala Lumpur before the city separated as a Federal Territory in 1974. C: Pahang D: Kelantan J: Johor, including Government (JDT**) and Johor Military Force or Askar Timbalan Setia Negeri (JMF) K: Kedah, including Langkawi (KV) M: Malacca N: Negri Sembilan P: Penang R: Perlis T: Terengganu Vehicles registered in the federal territories: L: Labuan PUTRAJAYA as starting text: Putrajaya W: Kuala Lumpur, issued after the city achieved a Federal Territory status in 1974. The Kuala Lumpur plate is the most numerous license plate issued, with a total of over 4 million plates issued, as of April 2007. Up to 1957, W was the code for Province Wellesley. Peninsular Malaysia Motor Dealer's (Trade) plates are fashioned with white letters on a blue background using the "L 123 L" format, where the first letter is the state code and the final letter is a serial, as are the numbers.

[edit] East MalaysiaSS 1203 C QSD 6390 Vehicles registered in the states of Sarawak and Sabah are allocated vehicle number plates commencing with the letters Q (Sarawak) or S (Sabah). Then follows the regional code and a serial number - when 9999 is reached a serial letter is used, in alphabetical order, to augment.

In Sarawak it follows the regional code new version ("QKA 1234") or the old version ("KA 1234 Q"). Before Sarawak joining Malaysia, the plate number didn't consist of the letter "Q".(" KA 1234"). However the letter "K" which is the area letter of Kuching is same as the state of Kedah. So in the 1988 the JPJ change the regulation by adding the letter "Q" on the last number for all car that register in Sarawak. The new version are set in 1991 to replace the old version which the "Q" is written on the last number.

Sarawak Motor Dealers' (Trade) plates vary only in their colour, which is white on a red ground.

In Sabah this serial letter follows the serial number ("SA 1234 A"), as for the West Coast of Sabah or "Pantai Barat", the vehicles registered at the main city of Sabah followed by the newer format "SAA 1234 A" in 2000 after the complete use of postfix letter "Y" in the year 1999). The rest of the regions are still using the old one, so far it is either not confirmed yet or not known yet if they will follow the newer format of the West Coast region. Thus, it is pending to the Sabah State Government's decision.

Before 1980s the number plates in Sabah had added prefix letter "E" (East Malaysia),("EJ 1234";"EJA 1234. The 'E' had been added to overcome confusion with vehicles from mainland Malaya, but those plates then became identical to Singapore some of which also started with the letter "E". A re-think was needed.

Sabah Motor Dealers' (Trade) plates are red on white in the format 1-3 numbers followed by a district letter, usually J, for the capital, Kota Kinabalu (formerly Jesselton).

[edit] Specialised designations

[edit] TaxiHWD 8273 While older taxicab number plates had previously used normal number plate formats as standard vehicles, most newer Malaysian taxi assume an H (Hire) prefix at the start of its plate, followed by its respective location prefix. Unlike standard vehicles, taxi number plates have black characters on a white background. An example of a taxi license plate is illustrated at the right.

[edit] Diplomatic vehicle11-22-DC Diplomats' number plates also use white on a black background and Consular Corps personnel have white on red plates. Unlike other licence plates, which have the format of (typically) ABC 1234, diplomatic licence plates are formatted (for example) 11-22-DC for Diplomatic corps or ending CC for Consular Corps (for Commonwealth countries). United Nations uses UN and some international organizations have the code PA. UN plates may be seen at UN headquarters at Damansara Heights, while a few PA plates can be spotted at the WorldFish Center in Penang.

[edit] Military vehicleThe Malaysian military uses Z as the starting prefix of a licence plate, followed by a second prefix letter to denote the branch of the military.

[edit] Vehicle of royaltyThe Sultans, Rulers of States and their immediate Royalties uses a plate of their own, usually just bearing their official title e.g. "Tengku Mahkota Johor" is used by the Regent of Johore. This is limited to their official vehicle. The plates are usually coloured in Royal Yellow.

[edit] Company vehicle2692 or 2962 : Johor Corporation (JCorp)

[edit] TrailerT/BB 5037 Semi-trailers feature two license plates, place at the rear of the trailer. One is designated for the tractor unit, and another for the following trailer itself. The tractor unit's license plate follows that of a normal ABC 1234 arrangement in accordance to those of the tractor unit itself, while the trailer's own license plate features a T/ prefix, followed by the trailer's normal registration number. Thus, an example of a trailer's license plate tends to read as followed: T/BA 1234. In a handful of cases, the T/ prefix is superscripted.

[edit] Vanity platesProton 2682 Vanity plates, i.e. plates using special, distinctive prefixes, are available at extra cost. These special prefixes may denote the brand of the car (such prefixes are often used, for example, on Proton and Perodua cars). Among the more commonly used special prefixes are:

Proton: Issued for certain Proton cars. Perodua: Issued for certain Perodua cars. WAJA: Issued for Proton Waja cars. Satria: Issued for Proton Satria cars. Tiara: Issued for Proton Tiara cars. Perdana: Issued for Proton Perdana cars. KRISS: Issued for Modenas Kriss motorcycle. Jaguh: Issued for Modenas Jaguh motorcycle. NAZA: Issued for Naza vehicles. SUKOM: Issued only during the 1998 Commonwealth Games, which was held in Kuala Lumpur at that year. XIII NAM: Issued only during the 2003 NAM Summit which was held in Kuala Lumpur at that year. X OIC: Issued only during the 2003 OIC Summit which was held in Kuala Lumpur at that year. XI ASEAN: Issued only during the 2005 ASEAN Summit which was held in Kuala Lumpur at that year. BAMbee: Issued only during the 2000 Thomas and Uber Cup which was held in Kuala Lumpur at that year.